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Closing the Happiness Gap: The Decline of Gendered Parenthood Norms and the Increase in Parental Life Satisfaction

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2020
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Preisner, K., Neuberger, F., Bertogg, A., & Schaub, J. M. (2020). Closing the Happiness Gap: The Decline of Gendered Parenthood Norms and the Increase in Parental Life Satisfaction. Gender & Society, 34(1), 31–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243219869365

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Abstract

In recent decades, normative expectations for parenthood have changed for both men and women, fertility has declined, and work–family arrangements have become more egalitarian. Previous studies indicate that the transition to parenthood and work–family arrangements both influence life satisfaction and do so differently for men and women. Drawing on constructivism and utility maximization, we theorize how gendered parenthood norms influence life satisfaction after the transition to parenthood, and how decisions regarding motherhood and

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  • Preisner, Klaus
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  • Neuberger, Franz
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  • Bertogg, Ariane
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  • Schaub, Julia M
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34

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1

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31

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55

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Keywords

motherhood, fatherhood, life satisfaction, parenthood norms, Germany, gender

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English

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2020-02

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2019-10-31

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0891-2432

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64 since deposited on 2019-10-31
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164 since deposited on 2019-10-31
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Preisner, K., Neuberger, F., Bertogg, A., & Schaub, J. M. (2020). Closing the Happiness Gap: The Decline of Gendered Parenthood Norms and the Increase in Parental Life Satisfaction. Gender & Society, 34(1), 31–55. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243219869365

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